Dr. Samuel Johnson's House, London
Dr Johnson's House is a writer's house museum in London in the former home of the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.
Built at the end of the seventeenth century by wool merchant Richard Gough, it is a rare example of a house of its era which survives in the City of London. Four bays wide and five stories tall, it is located at No. 17, Gough Square, a small L-shaped court in a tangle of ancient alleyways just to the north of Fleet Street.
Johnson lived and worked in the house from 1748 to 1759, paying a rent of £30, and he compiled his famous A Dictionary of the English Language there. The house features paneled rooms, a pine staircase, and a collection of period furniture, prints and portraits. There are exhibitions about Johnson's life and work.
Built at the end of the seventeenth century by wool merchant Richard Gough, it is a rare example of a house of its era which survives in the City of London. Four bays wide and five stories tall, it is located at No. 17, Gough Square, a small L-shaped court in a tangle of ancient alleyways just to the north of Fleet Street.
Johnson lived and worked in the house from 1748 to 1759, paying a rent of £30, and he compiled his famous A Dictionary of the English Language there. The house features paneled rooms, a pine staircase, and a collection of period furniture, prints and portraits. There are exhibitions about Johnson's life and work.
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Sight Name: Dr. Samuel Johnson's House
Sight Location: London, England
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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